Print guide



May 23, 1933- M. H. MURRAY ET AL PRINT GUIDE Filed Sept. 4, 1931 ATTORNEYS.

Patented May 23, 1933 NITE TATS MARSHALL H. MURRAY AN JOHN E. NELSON, OF KANSAS; CITY, MISSOURI PRINT Goren Application filed September 4, 1931. Serial No. 561,124.

This invention relates to printing guides embodying features making it especially useful in connection with a manually operable stamp and the primary object of the invention is to provide such an article of manufacture which has parts for maintaining a stack of sheets in proper relation to receive printing from the stamp after it has been accurately positioned.

One of the salient features of the instant invention is the contemplation of a printing guide having means forming a part thereof for guiding a manually operable stamp,

. which means indicates the two sides of said stamp at its position of beginning.

An even further object of the invention is to provide a print guide having means thereon for maintaining one edge of a stack of sheets in proper alinement whereby each sheet may receive an impression, and all sheets will be printed alike so far as the positioning of the matter thereon is concerned.

The use of hand-operated stamps having an arcuate stencil thereon is becoming more common and a difliculty which is recognized is a lack of ability on the part of the operator to associate stamp and sheetsso that the matter left thereon by the stamp is properly spaced as to margln'and positloned on each of a plurality of sheets in an identical way. Heretofore it has been necessary for the operator to rely upon the accuracy of 1118 vision to space and associate stamp with stock.

It is therefore the object of this invention to provide a novel and unique guide for manually operable stamps which removes the inaccurate human element and which is usable with sheets of stock of any size. With the above broad objects in mind, the invention will be described by reference to the accompanying drawing, wherein:

Figure 1 is a top plan View of a printlng guide embodying this invention.

Fig, 2 is an edge view of the same.

Fig. 8 is a vertical, central section through the printing guide, taken on line III-III of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a similar section illustrating a modified manner of using the print guide.

of the guide.

Fig. 5 is a top plan View of a printing guide made in accordance with a modified form of the invention, and,

Fig. 6 is a vertical, central section of the print guide taken on line VIVI of Fig. 5.

Specific details of construction, a large number of minor objects and the mode of operation will all appear during the courseof the following specifications, wherein like reference characters are used to designate similar parts throughout the several views of the drawing.

The manually operable stamp with which this print guide is useful is illustrated in dotted lines of Figs. 2, 3 and 4. Commercially, this stamp is known as Multistamp. Its construction is common knowledge and is known to consist of an arcuate stencil which rocks over the sheets being printed from the position illustrated in above mentioned figures to the opposite side of the stock. This stamp 8 is provided with a frame which might engage the hereinafter described parts In the preferred form shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3, the guide is pictured to consist of a flat bed 10 of a size suflicient to support a stack of sheets 12, the edges of which should be maintained in alinement at all times. When sheets 12 are placed upon bed 10, one edge thereof is moved against ridge 14., cast or otherwise formed integrally with bed 10 at one side thereof, and disposed to create a cavity 16 for the reception of one side of stamp 8 when the guide is used in one of its forms.

To maintain sheets 12 against ridge 14; during the operation of printing the same, there may be provided a hingedly mounted abutment 18, swingably carried by bed 10 adjacent the edge thereof opposite from ridge 1 1. hen stamp 8 is being operated, abutment 18 preferably lies in the same plane as bed 10. In swinging abutment 18 to a vertical position substantially right angles to bed 10, it is obvious that the edges of stock 12 will be engaged and alined, as well as moved where the opposite edges thereof are against ridge 14. This action may take place as many times as becomes necessary to re-position sheets 12.

The means for indicating a starting position of two sides of stamp 8 is herein shown to be a bar 20, supported by ridge let and maintained in operable relation therewith through the intermediacy of the well known dowel pin and socket construction 22. This positioner for stamp 8 indicates the starting place for one side of the same, while the adjustable slide engages one end of the stamp. Slide 24 is longitudinallymovable upon bar 20 and when the desired position is attained, the same may be secured in position by set screw 26. Bar 20 overhangsthe stack of sheets 12 and when the parts are all in the operative relation, as illustrated in Fig. 3, there is insured an identical placement of the printed matter upon all of the sheets by stamp 8.

Fig. 1- shows the guide without the use of positioners in the form of bar 20 and slide 24-. In this instance, cavity 16 and its forming ridge let constitute the positioning means and when stamp 8 is started, its edge is moved into cavity 16 immediately prior to rocking its arcuate face over sheets 12. The same result is attained and the broad concepts of the invention are carried out through structure of this kind as well as the devices illustrated in the remaining figures of the drawing. 7

he modification shown in Figs. 5 and 6 is likewise effective in relatively positioning stamp and stock. This form includes a bed 50, upon which the sheets might be placed against stationary abutments 52 formed at one edge of bed 50 and, if the size of the sheet warrants, the opposite edge of the sheets will lie against protuberances 54. Guide bar 56, fastened to protuberances 54 by screws or analogous means58, overhangs bed 50 and forms a positioner for one side of the stamp. A slide 60, mounted upon bar 56, moves longitudinally therealong and is fixed in any predetermined position by set screw 62. Slide 60, together with bar 56, forms the means to indicate a starting position for two sides of the stamp. Guides embodying this invention might be made to accommodate sheets of any size, but it has been found desirable to confine the sizes to legal, letter and post card, all of which have been found to functionin a very eilicient manner. These guides might be made of any material, but aluminum has been found to be the most practical.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new and desired to be secured by Letters Patent is:

1. In combination with a manually operable stamp, a guide comprising a bed; an abutment to aline the edges of the sheets; and a positioner for said stamp including a cavity formed by the bed, said cavity being long enough to receive the edge of said .stamp.

2. In combination with a manually operable stamp, a guide comprising a bed; an abutment carried by the bed to aline one edge of the sheets; and a positioner for said stamp including means to indicate the starting position of two sides of said stamp said positioner including a cavity formed by the bed to receive one edge of said stamp when positioned at the beginning of the stamping stroke.

3. In combination with a manually operable stamp, a guide comprising a bed; an abutment carried by the bed; a stationary positioner for one side of said stamp coextensive with the abutment; and an adjustable device for engaging an adjoining end of the stamp.

4. In combination with a manually operable stamp, a guide comprising a bed; .an

abutment carried by the bed; a stationary positioner for one side of said stamp mounted on the bed; and an adjustable device for engaging an adjoining end of the stamp associated with said stationary positioner.

5. In combination with a'm'anually operable stamp, a guide comprising a bed; an abutment carried by the bed along one side thereof; a positioner for said stamp mounted on the bed adjacent the opposite side there-v of; and a device adjustable longitudinally of said positioner, and forming a part thereof, for indicating the starting position of one end of the said stamp.

6. In combination with a manually operable stamp, a guide comprising a bed; an abutment carried by the bed along one side thereof; and a positioner for said stamp including means to'indicate the starting position of the stamp, said abutment being swingably mounted whereby to swing toward said 1 ridge when actuated.

7; As a new article of manufacture, a printing guide comprising a bed; a stationary ridge formed by the bed along one side thereof; a positioner mounted on the bed adjacent said ridge; and a hingedly mounted abutment carried by the said bed at the opposite side thereof.

8. As a new article of manufacture, aprinting guide comprising a bed; a stationary ridge formed by the bed at one side thereof; a positioner mounted on said ridge; and a swingable abutment carried by the said bed and movable from the same plane therewith to a plane at substantially right angles thereto.

9. As a new article of manufacture, a printing guide comprising a bed; a stationary ridge formed by the bed at one side thereof; a removable bar supported by said ridge; a longitudinally adjustable slide on the bar; and a swingable abutment carried by said bed at the opposite side thereof.

10. As a new article of manufacture, a printing guide comprising a bed; a ridge formed by the bed at one side thereof; a

cavity formed by said ridge; and a. swingable abutment carried by said bed at the 0pposite side thereof.

11. A printing guide comprising a flat bed; an integral ridge at one side of said bed; a removable bar supported by said ridge and overhanging a portion of said bed; a 1ongitudinally adjustable slide on the bar; and a swingable abutment carried by said bed at the opposite side thereof.

In testimony whereof, We hereunto affix our signatures.

MARSHALL H. MURRAY. JOHN E. NELSON. 

